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Sunny Sands
Is a small beach in Folkestone Which although benign in the summer Can be quite wild during the cooler months Large waves break against the promenade Which has encouraged wild wave jumping This pastime can be dangerous Because of the hidden obstructions And accidents have occurred I found this out to my considerable cost When […]
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Eric Editor
I design and create graphic novels They are quite easy to write As they have a beginning a middle and an end The complexity of the characters is up to me I develop them as I think fit They can be complex or simplistic The important thing is the dialogue Which has to be considered […]
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Katherine Editor
Illustrates graphic novels She is much sought after And is never short of work But her pencil pot annoys her As all her pencils face the same way Their colours vary as one would expect But they are uniform in their thoughts
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Empty Japan
Blind girl On a snowy platform Appreciates blue
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The Futility of War
Gwae fi fy myw mewn oes mor ddreng,A Duw ar drai ar orwel pell;O’i ôl mae dyn, yn deyrn a gwreng,Yn codi ei awdurdod hell. Pan deimlodd fyned ymaith DduwCyfododd gledd i ladd ei frawd;Mae sŵn yr ymladd ar ein clyw,A’i gysgod ar fythynnod tlawd. Mae’r hen delynau genid gynt,Ynghrog ar gangau’r helyg draw,A gwaedd […]
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Dosmare Pool
Do you remember when you posed for me Near the Dosmare Pool I was almost shy in asking you As we were only friends But I saw the photograph As we walked on that mild Cornish day You used the white picnic cloth To give my work a classical feel As you know the photograph […]
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Sonnets
I often read sonnets at railway stations Which is a very pleasant pastime Especially when the trains Are cancelled or delayed
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The Eighteen Ten
It had been snowing hard for over six hours Alice was comfortable in a warm waiting room But none of the trains were stopping at the station Until her train suddenly appeared out of the white But it did not stop only reducing its speed The train then just vanished into a sea of snow […]
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The Perfume of Bibles
I visited a church in a small village That was near to the sea It was here that I purchased An ancient bible from a bookcase That faced the main door Its perfume was that of the sea This confused me for a while Until I realised that God Was speaking to me
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Trains from Nowhere
My sister cannot pay for her water Bill What did you do Ben I sent her a get well card That is you all over I hid in Lydd With Gydd Soppy Sid